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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
Village Tax Sale.

So much OF csch of the following described
tracts or parcels of land, situated In the Village
o. Alma. Gratiot county, state of Michigan,
delinquent taxes for the year 1885,, as vii be
sufficient 10 pay the taxes, interest and ch0I..cs
thereon, will be sold at Public Auction. 10y the
Treasurer OF said Village. IT his office in the
banking house of W. S. Turck & Co., in ihc
Village OF Alma Mich. on Monday the End
day of May 1887 next. commencing az ten
O'Clock a. m ana continue until the same shall
have heed disposed OF according TO law;
nlk n.nN I'M lhn'. nj
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
Union Caucus.

The citizens OF the township of Arcadia vii
meet III caucus at the Alma House, Saturday
April "a, 1857, at . oclock, for the purpose u
nominating ticket 10 bc supported at the On
suing annual township election. TO be held OF
April 18th, 1857.
BY ORDER CON.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
r-uAcA 20 ST. LOUIS AND ALMA.

Ithac1. ...'1.s1om 03oam 90 m .6.3.. m
Alma. ... o. " 1905 - IS IN 6.55 q"
81. Louis $50 30 pml1 Is -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
TIME TABLE.
Toledo. Ann AlLor & North Michigan.

Corrected to Jan. I. 1887.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01

AGENTS WANTED. ZIG CONFESSIONS rA,a.
Schlicht & Field Co., Rochester, M
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
BRIGHT BITS.

IN the bright lexicon of speculation there Is
nothing so uncertain as q sure thing, -HdrperS
Bd2dr
A LAWYER is like a restless man in bed He
lies first On one side and then on the other
L0tCeR Courier.
FIRST CITIZEN is it hot enough for you?
Second Citizen-Yes, but it's not hot enough
for you Washington Hdtchei.
THE number of deaths from smokers heart
indicates that cigarette smokers have more
haart than brains.- Phitndeiphia North Anieri-
can.
MILES O'RErLY Miles Bourke and Miles Fin
negan are prominent Irish NatiOna!ists. There
are thus three Miles in the Irish Land League
PittSbitrg Telegraph Chronicle
81 THING the weakness of the coffee market is
contagious observed a boarder at a down
town restaurant this morning as he slipped his
matntinal beverage -PttSLltrg Chronicle Tele-
Jrdpk. = ... no
PRIVATE (arm in arm with his sweetheart
meets his sergeant in the garden of a reStau
rant)-Sergeant, my sister.
Sergeant know; she was mine once-E6
crSlcdICier Zeitung.
No, Algernon, l cannot marry you. Papa will
not allow it,"
why nOt?n
because he says you are an actor"
Your father is much kinder than the press q"
Washington Critic.
THERE is to be a circus in Windsor late in the
present month and the mother of small 5-year
old boy yesterday promised him that he should
see it, An hour later he came to her knee with
a very grave face and said: Mamma, | hope
that you won't die before the circus comes. y
Detroit Free Press.
THE pitcher had little ball, and it was white
snow, and where the striker thought it was
that ball it wouldn't 60 1t had a sudden in
shoot curve, it had a fearful drop, and when the
striker wildly struck, that ball it didn't stop
why does the ball fool strikers soy the child
rem all did cry. The pitcher twirls the ball.
YOU know, " the teacher did reply.-DetrOH Free
Press
"No, HARRY" said a young widow to her ar
dent admirer, 81 don't think we had better get
married vet awhile
why not!n
Because you are a writer of current humor"
What has that to do with it?"
''Why, you see. mothers been laying for you
for some time. She'd just got over being q
mother-in-law when dear George died. "-WdSh
iIt9ton Critic
A KANSAS EDITOR wrote an item to the effect
that "the press is a growing power but the
compostor made it read the press is a growl-
ing power" and when the editor came to read
the proof he concluded that the altered para
graph fitted the vile contemporary across the
street well that he let it remain that way,
adding hy way of explanation: This refers to
the foul sheet that is doing the county printing
~ such brigandish prices. '-NebrasEG State
Journal
ANERtCAN MIIIoNAIRE-Ye I am very proud
of my yacht and hope you enjoyed the sail
American Naval officer-it was delightful
You spend most of the summer yachting, sup
pose?
Yes. almost live in my boat"
''In order to return the favor take pleasure.
sir, III inviting you to take a trip with me on
the man-of-war which have the honor to com
mand."
Thanks, captain, many thanks, but must
decline. can't swim. '-Omahd World
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
Jersey Lightning.


A thunder storm which passed through Ber-
gen county the other evening played one-night
engagement at Ridgewood to immense business.
The lightning did more or less damage in vari2
GUS quarters, but nothing outrageouSly eccen-
trio until it struck the farm house of Mr.
Conkling on the road between Paramus and
RidgewoOd. An electric bolt entered with a
bang by one of the glass windows, cutting out
one of the panes of glass as neatly as though it
had been done by glaZier, and left all the other
panes intact and no mark of fire on the wood
work anywhere. Once indoors it made itself
thoroughly at home, and began to give the fam
lily the hvelieSt kind of racket II shot across
the floor ripping up the mating as neatly as
though Mr. COnbling had been hoeing it up for
weeds; made a bee line for the bedstead twist
ing off one OF the caStors and flinging it across
the room; struck a lady's sewing table and
scattered the contents about the place. ran
into the kitchen with strength enough to
stand hired girl on her head but didn't /;
knocked and ratified the pans around bumped
a cat across the room, passed into an adjoining
apartment with whoOp, modeStly struck the
foot of young lady and made hole through
the sole of her shoe as neatly as though done by
bullet shot from pistol; ripped and tore the
shoe from her foot, sprang to the side of the
room, ripping off a number of boards, and then,
after playing around e neatly framed God
Bless Our Home" waltzed out at the window
and buried itself in the ground What has pllz-
zled the local electricians who discussed it later
at the post office, is that the thunderbolt should
have had strength sufficient to rip and tear
heavy boards from the side of the room, and yet
on striking the foot of q young lady did not kill
her. Her system she said. was slightly shocked,
but no serious effects were produced. Her
escape was considered miraculous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
The immigration Issue.

Congress will be strongly urged at its APP
preaching session to pass law restricting
immigration There is no very clear idea
in the public mind as yet relative to the
character of the restrictions needed, and
there viii not be probably until the subject
has been more fully discussed. At present
there is only belief that unrestricted i'm
migration is harmful, and that European
countries are imposing upon us by sending
Us their street beggais and the inmates of
their aims houses and asylums.
There are other immigrants who are not
wanted. There is very decided objection
to Anarchists and Socialists, because they
do not come to this country to build up
homes Their aim is to make trouble, and
if some restriction is not placed upon their
coming they will become a source of great
danger.
The immigrants to whom the Knights of
Labor chiefly object are the pauper labor
ers. Having been accustomed TO none of
the comforts of life in their native lands
these immigrants do not expect such com
forts here. They are employed as rule by
the protectionists. They are brought here
w WI n III blic tttll VIZ tItiY III
some instances, in the pills and factories.
They are willing to work for less wages
than American workingmen, and that is
the reason that the protectionists are so
anxious to get them.
There is not a protectionist who does not
argue that he advocates protection for the
benefit of American workingmen. Some of
them insist that they don't care for protec-
ton so far as their own interests are concern
ed but that they cannot consent to any leg
islation which threatens to lower the wages
of workingmen. As a rule those who ex-
press so much solicitude for workingmen are
the ones who seek pauper labor. How sin
cere they are is shown by their actions
These pauper laborers are scattered all
through the mining and manufacturing sec
ton of Pennsylvania The millionaire pro-
tectionists are their employers. One of
these employers recently gave S250,000 to
found free library in Edinburgh. He has
good many millions which he has accupu-
lated with the help of protection laws His
employees are no better off now, however,
than they were ten years ago. The cost of
living, due TO these same laws, helps to
keep them poor.
1t is remarkable that the protection bar
ons, in view of their efforts to cheaper
labor, have the hardihood to insist upon
high protective tariff for the benefit of
workingmen. When the tariff question
comes before Congress again a special effort
should be made to bring out the fact that
the great manufacturing and mining corpo-
rations, which are strong advocates of pro
lection, profess one thing with regard to the
wages of employees and practice another.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
Dom Pedro's Joke.

Paris Dispatch TO london Daily Telegraph
The Emperor of Brazil has left Paris { last
with his family. Dom Pedro has gone to taden-
Radcp. and tends to return to the delightful
city in September. Although a lover of the ex-
act sciences and a practical man of business.
the ruler of Brazil is full OF dry huuo, and
amusing anecdotes are related of him co ,tinu-
ally The latest is worth record ng 1t APP ears
that We ,ter}ay, before hi' dep lrture, til En-
peror was ask at by prominent member Of the
iustItute to give decoration to a youthful aud
somewhat Distinguish mu ician, who had been
presented as one OF the prodig S # Paris to his
South American majesJy-a patron OF the arts
as vel as of the sciences The youth
ful and somewhat distinguished person in ques-
ton is rather ,nkempt in his appearance aud,
like that of many great men. his linen is not
always immaculate. Dom Pedro, when the sub
iect of the decoration was preached stroked his
long gray beard and remarked contemplatvely
well, you see, don't know what to give him
We're ] ruler of England. for instance. would
not hesitate a moment" The member of the
institute, somewhat perplexed, did not see the
joke, ana ventured to put forth a stammering
verbal note of Interrogation, to which the i'm
peral imitator of the lamented Joseph Miller
promptly answered: why. could give him
the Order of the Bath" The member Of the
institute. like a true G2ul and q man Of the
world enjoyed the clever adaptation Of the time
honoied sally with infinite relish.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
The State Agricultural Society.

The State Agricultural Society ought to
exercise more influence in promoting the in
terests of the farmers of Georgia than it
does. It is composed of very intelligent
men, who are fully capable of suggesting
ways in which farmers may be benefited
Perhaps the new President, Mr.. W. j.
Northern, who is capable and progressive
man of high character, will inspire the
organization with a determination to do
something toward putting the farmers upon
a more prosperous footing Greater in
forest, for instance, ought to be taken in
the State Fair. That institution is capable
of being source of incalculable benefit to
the farmers 1t is true that the percentage
of them who can attend it is small, but it
can be made Of such importance that its in
fuence will each about all of them.
County agricultural fairs ought to be en-
couraged. All the counties may not be able
to get up very attractive fairs, but every
one of them has something worth exhibit
ing, and can make a showing that will
draw the people together. II there are half
a dozen successful farmers in u county an
exhibit of their stock and products is certain
to excite emulation. and in few years the
haf-dozen will be increased many times
The State Agricultural Society might ad
wise the formation of farmers clubs
for the discussion of questions re-
lating to farming. Each farmer knows
something about the farming business per
haps that another farmer doesn't know. An
interchange of opinions, based on expert
ence, can hardly help to be beneficial.
Clubs, too, would relieve the monotony of a
farmers life and draw his mind away from
routine affairs
Georgia has great agricultural possibili-
ties. some of which do not appear to be gen
orally understood. Her farmers are not as
prosperous as they ought to be, though there
is no doubt that they make every effort TO
improve their material condition Are all
their efforts in the right direction Are
they trying in the right way TO overcome
the obstacles which hinder their progress
These and kindred questions the State Agri-
cultural Society might invite the farmers
to solve.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
A Curiosity.
met man tho other day;

met a man the other day;
Yet after ALL scarce know whether,
He's human, for, o wonderful.
He said no word about the weather.
You'll not believe the tale tell.
You'll call my conscience tough as leather;
You don't believe the man is born
Who doesn't talk about the weather.
We walked block or two, and when
At last we parted, with a feather
You could have knocked me down, for he
Had said no word about the weather.
O let the dime museum men
Go catch him in their tricksy tether!
just cage him tight, aud label thus:
The man who talks not Of the weather.
Where does he dwclla That don't know;
only know we walked together
A block or two, ] and the man
Who said no word about the weather
But Heaven be praised that there is one
Whom we'd not crush between the neither
And upper millstoncs, Hail, all hail
The man who talks not Of the weather!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
ANNUAL SPECIAL EDITION
OF THE
Savannah Morning News
AND THE
Savannah Weekly News,
ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER I'd, Iss7.

The Annual Special Edition of the DAILY
and WEEKLY NEWS will be issued Sept. 3. 1t
will contain complete and comprehensive
review of the trade of the city for the past year,
and will show the progress the city has made in
everything that helps to make up its wealth and
that contributes to its prosperity
The facts relating to cotton, naval stores and
the different branches of the city's wholesale
trade win be so presented as to give clear idea
of the cty's business for the year ending Sept l..
The business men of Savannah cannot make a
better investment than by buying copies of the
MORNING News Annual Special Edition and
sending them to their friends and correspon-
dents. newspaper like this Special Edition,
containing an accurate account of the business
of this CITY, is the best advertisement of the
energy and activity of the people of Savannah
Every citizen, whether he is capitalist, mer-
chant, manufacturer. mechanic or a man of leis-
ure, should feel pride in the progress the city
is making, and in presenting TO the world the
inducements which it offers to those who are
seeking homes in the South.
This Special Edition will be sent to all sub
scribers of the DAILY and WEEKLY NEWS and a
large number of extra copies will be mailed
thoroughly covering the territory tributary to
Savannah.
Advertisers will find this Special Edition of
great value, and space in its columns can be OBJ
tanned upon application to the Business Office
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15

The estate of the late DR.. f. ID. Standi-
ford, of Louisville, Ky, is to be involved IN
a bitter law suit. He left no will, and the
property, under Kentucky laws, would so
one-third of the personally and life inter
est in third of the realty to his wife and
the remainder in equal shares to his seven
children. AT the time of his death his wife was
a bride of just nineteen days. 1t is charged
by his children that she lured him into mar
riage 1t is even said that when the core.
mony was performed he was zoo drunk to
know what he was doing. On the other
hand, Mrs Standiford's friends declare that
the marriage was in all respects regular,
and that DIR. Stamford regarded her with
affection. The case suggests that if q man
wants to avoid having his memory black
ened after he dies, he would do well to die
DOOR
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
Maiden's Adventure.
From The Richmond (Va.) Wing.

From the Richmond (pd) Wing.
More than 100 years ago, when Indians were
living on the site II what is now Goochland
Court House, whci is one mile from Naiden's
Adventure, on the old stage route up the James
learned that the Indians intended crossing the
river, which at this point is very deep. and mas
sacreing a nuubcr OF the settlers on the other
side. she determined 20 give them a warning
She was alone Mt the time her father having
gone over the river 10 visit the settlers Drawing
everything she plunged into the muddy and
deep water, and. after hard struggle, reached
the South side. Barcfooted. she walked through
briar and thistle 20 carry the tidiugs She ac-
complisbcd her mission and saved the lives of
many brave men. Ever since then this spot has
been called Maidens Adventure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
The August Crop Report.

The crop report of Hon. j. T. Henderson,
Commissioner of Agriculture, for the month
of August has just been issued The pre-
liminary statement is to the effect that be-
fore the heavy rains the prospect of the corn
and cotton crops was much above the aver
age. The corn was regarded as better than
for any year since 1882, and the cotton bet
ter than at any time during the last ten
years. On Aug. l the condition and pros
pect of the corn crop We're rated at l02, and
of the cotton crop at 10l
Between Aug. ) and Aug. S the Commits
sioner received additional reports. The
damage done by the rains to cotton on bot
tom lands was 80 per cent. This applies
most generally to narrow branch bottoms.
The damage to corn was 33 per cent,
greater i'll the aggregate than the damage
to cotton, because the larger part of the
bottom lands in the State is devoted to the
corn crop.
According to the additional reports the
crops in North and Southeast Georgia sus-
tanned comparatively little injury. Some
counties in Northwest Georgia reported no
injury from excessive rains. The principal
damage done was in Middle South and
Southwest Georgia. 1t has not yet been
possible to obtain the exact per cent. of
damage, but it was large,
Regarding the miscellaneous crops, rice,
sugar cane, sweet potatoes, etc, the report
contains nothing of Importance later than
Aug. 1. At that time the per cent. was:
rice, 93; sugar cane, 96; sweet potatoes, 81:
tobacco, 9S 1t is believed from the news
paper reports that the average damage to
these crops has been l6 per cent.
In general, it may be said that while the
rains have greatly damaged the crops, there
is yet hope that the reports have been ex-
aggerated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
Registered al the Post ofnos II Savannah.

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Letters and kilograms should be addressed
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15

Bowmanville, Ont, is said TO be para
disc for women DESTROYS of entering the es-
tate of matrimony. During the past two
years there have been no less than eleven
reorganizations of the village church choir,
oil rendered necessary by female members
taking unto themselves husbands Il goes
without saying that the women Of Bowman
vile remember the choir in their prayers
every night. Whether the men do OF not is
debatable question
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15

In Catholic circles in Detroit, Mich.
great indignation prevails because the com.
mittee having in charge the arrangement
for the reunion next month of the Army of
the Tennessee has invited Dr. McGlynn to
be one of the speakers at a banquet to be
given on the evening of Sept. H. The ed
itor of the Michigan Catholic advises the
Catholics TO boycott the reunion. DIR. Nc
Glynn, in the meantime, doubtless rejoices
that he is still of sufficient prominence 70 at
tract attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEEr1Nes-Railroad Loan Association; Clinton
Lodge No "a, F, and A. NJ; DeKalb Lodge No
oil O. O. F.: Georgia Tent No l51. !. 0. K.
SPECIAL NOTICES - Situation Wanted as
Teacher.
STEAMSHIP ScHEDULE-Ocean Steamship Co.
General Transatlantic Co.
LOTTERY Drawing Louisiana State.
CHEAP COLUMN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mis-
cellaneous.
LEGAL NoTIcE-Demands against Estate OF
Catherine Mehrtens, Deceased.
MoXIE-C NJ. Gilbert & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15

A few days ago it was reported that ne
gotiations were pending for the sale of the
New York star to Western editor, who
was to run it as lie. Republican daily. Elk
Lieut.. Gov. William Dorsheimer says that
there is not one word Of truth in the report
"The gentleman whose name is mentioned
in connection with the matter" he declares,
sis man whom do not know, and never
saw in my life" This ought to settle the
matter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15

Col. Whitfield, formerly postmaster at
Cincinnati, and leading Republican, has
been visiting New York. OF course, he got
himself interviewed. for no leading Repub-
lican goes to New York without getting his
views into the newspapers. Among other
things the Colonel said ''There will not be
q grease spot left of the Ohio Democracy
after the fall election" 1t may be true that
the Democracy will be defeated, for Ohio is
Republican State but sufficient number
of Democrats will be left to make life a
burden to the Republicans
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15

Says the Albany Ne,os and Advertiser:
"The old reliable Savannah MORNING NEWS
touches scandal very lightly and is rarely
sensational, but Its readers get the news
from all over the country all the same -
This compliment is appreciated The
MORNING NEWS aims to be clean, so that it
may always be welcomed in every household
into which it goes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15

Boston people take great deal of inter-
est in Georgia affairs, especially when the
negro is mixed up in them. The Glenn bill
has been discussed threadbare. and the ''iim
crow" cars have been talked about by every
man, woman and child in tho city One
thing about the discussion of the lin
crow" cars ought to commend itself TO those
who like picturesque language: The Bos-
tonians invariably allyde to them as the
flames Raven coaches"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-15
They Have Gained Nothing.

FTOHt NE IWU0HcIDHlN RecOTU IDem.)
The tariff organs within the Democratic lines
are Justify predicting defeat for the Democrats
in Ohio in consequence OF their new political de-
parture In view Of the fact that Ohio is a Re
publican State, the organs believe they are en-
tirely safe in making this prediction. But what
have the Democrats in Ohio gained heretofore
by shifting their honest convictions and train
ing in the rear of the Republicans on the tariff
question: